Friday, August 28, 2009

I just came across a quote from Mike Murdock who said "Money is merely a reward for solving problems."

How many problems are you going to help solve today?

Just as important, how are you going to use that money once you get it? Will you use it to buy "stuff" (liabilities) or will you invest it in other things that will serve to make you more money (assets)?

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I am an independent information security consultant, expert witness, professional speaker, and writer with over 29 years of experience in IT - the last 23 of which I've dedicated to information security. Before starting Principle Logic in 2001, I served in various information technology and security roles for several healthcare, e-commerce, financial firms, educational institutions, and consulting organizations.

I am author/co-author of 12 information security books including one of the best-selling information security books Hacking For Dummies (currently in its 5th edition) as well as Hacking Wireless Networks For Dummies, Point-of-Sale Security For Dummies, Next-Generation IPS For Dummies, HP Converged Infrastructure For Dummies, PCI Cardholder Data Protection For Dummies, Identity & Access Management For Dummies, Securing the Mobile Enterprise For Dummies, and Laptop Encryption For Dummies (all by Wiley), The Definitive Guide to Email Management and Security and Implementation Strategies for Fulfulling and Maintaining IT Compliance (Realtimepublishers.com), as well as The Practical Guide to HIPAA Privacy and Security Compliance (currently in its 2nd edition). In addition, I am technical editor of the book Network Security For Dummies (Wiley) as well as over a dozen books and whitepapers for Realtimepublishers.com.

I earned my bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering Technology from Southern College of Technology and my master's degree in Management of Technology from Georgia Tech. I also hold the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification which I obtained in 2001.